....update 10/29. Nice Hydro dive this morning with Dale & Jane from SC, on Avid Divers. Thanks..
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12/7/87 HYDROATLANTIC SHIP STEEL DREDGE LENGTH
320' LAT 26.19.500 LONG 80.03.043 DEPTH 166' |
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Dive Site: Hydro-Atlantic
Depth: 171' (sand), 145' (deck) Location: Boca
Inlet, northeast of the pier
Length: 320 feet Sunk: December
7, 1987, while being towed to Brownsville, Texas for salvage
Comments: Natural wreck, most popular
Broward County technical dive Orientation: Vessel
lays north/south; bow points south Conditions: Strong
currents (in excess 2+ knots) are normal for this wreck |
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Click any picture
for a larger view. Hydro Atlantic photos courtesy of Deeper Stuff |
  
 
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Hydro Atlantic
overview:
Like most wrecks
in the area, its also a popular spot for the sport fisherman,
so the vessel now contains large amounts of monofilament fishing
line. |
 
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Bow:
Winches are the most
prominent features of the bow. |
Stern:
Cracks and splits in the stern hull allow easy access to rear
rooms. |
 
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Hydro Atlantic
wheelhouse:
Top, side, front
and back views.
Collapsing bulkheads beckon exploration of the interior, but
such features can be a divers demise. Divers should exercise
extreme caution around such features. Photo (middle left)
shows large amount of marine growth which distinguishes the wreck
from other sites close by. This is a photogenic wreck. |
  
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Wreck Diver Tip:
The
most popular spot on the Hydro Atlantic is the engine room, which
can be accessed from several locations. The easiest way
is to find the crane located amidships, just behind the wheelhouse,
or forward of the smokestack, whichever you prefer. Divers
entering the engine room should be trained and experienced in
overhead diving environments (e.g. full-cave certified).
Photo's above show the crane from various angles.
( 2 photos above & right courtesy of Rick Carlstrom - Thanks!
Photos Taken on 18-May-2001 Using an Ikelight Aquashot 3e)
 
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Video thanks to Neptuno World
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Here is an
example runtime profile on the Hydro. This dive was made on 5-22-2002
by Rick Carlstrom. The section in the middle where the depth
did not change was inside the engine room on a platform overlooking
the engines. Back gas was 21/30 Trimix. 50/50 and O2 were used
for DECO. The gas switches are shown as green dots. Click for
larger view. Do not use this for dive planning, please cut your
own new table for safety. |
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Descending
adjacent to the crane is the usual method of engine room entry,
and the easiest. Another method is via the skylights which
can be found close by, at the base of the smokestack. Photo's
(far above left and middle) show bubbles emerging from divers
who have found the way. A third way is via a hatchway on
the deck, but its much more dangerous and I would not recommend
this. The easiest described way is best as its more like
a cavern dive. If you have photos or pictures of the hydro, contact
me if I can use them here with credit given. Thanks! |
. Visit DAN's Official Website |
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site@hydroatlantic.com |
....update 10/29. Nice Hydro dive this morning with Dale & Jane from SC, on Avid Divers. Thanks..
Dive the Hydro: 
